Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-10-15

Mn. FDiTuR - notice o communication
I nv,r the signature Of M in vour I,st il.
, .uc. The gist Of which seems TO Ic 4 dr,' r..
10 low whet ,er / an satisfied with the rem
aors given by Nr, FATTY in his answer IN
ny ittirr in our late cor. ospOndence about
;hr ce,du!t at the County Treasurer.
ah satisfied with Mr. ratty's pre,ep,
position in the matter. ahd | writ, mi, let.
ter net 50 much H. answer in the m
cation ot''N' a. to snluI a notc Of warn
lag, aud, ifpossib'c. prevent the ,,Iretl.. ON
thu frrasuier's bonds from rarryjur oui
their scheme con ccivod by them to protect
themselves to the d,trinent Of tue cuuu,,.
The law is, that the CoLrtY An recover
double The amount OF til, T.uAsurcr's de-.
fault, unirNs tn Petalir u The bond is too
small for ;kSt purpose.
Tine jefau on ;se School Fund Bond i,
Si9.50d and the penalty is for only $4,000
hence the County can only reco,er Slu.Aln
tae penalty 81 the bond, AMI thus the Cam.
" i,>c- g. .pu0.
The leiaGit ON tie Gene al County Bond
i y2,50n. and The bend penalty is Tor Sls,-
GU hence the cog,ty can recover $4,000 on
this hour' and thus make herself whole. IN.
less her rights an this bond are sacrificed
The surctics or Iic TIVE tends at the
meeting held by them, parlitiouel out all
the property and money they rqull Z : %
As to leave the county unprotected as to the
e ,,0J excess on the School Bond, and then
! the sureties Oh the General Fund Bond
wer, 10 pay up the - 800 lefauit under
that Bot Il aha thus prevent the County
irDm suing on that heRd auG recovering
5000, which amount would make the
County whole.
My correspondence with Mr.. Patty WAS
with the view of preventing the reception
BY him, As attorney ct deputy OF the Treas.
v ur'", of this amount, and rhns p 'eSerye the
,'onnty's right untmharrn>scd. This
y schcmc ail! not be carried out through Mr..
Patty. but II is confidently asserted that the
Board of Supervisors will order the inter
ttShtit iEdNh'N " lt'tlNt tut UllDultl VI
the General Fund default, 81 800. when the
surttics tender the same to him, which they
will 4, as soon IA said Treasurer is elected.
I: tl'rt arise any dount> ~ to the legality
OF such rcdsdrcr receiving money from
tNr s%urrtirs who are private indiliduals.
then do not que. ton til t the plan will he
for ;hc suretrcs to furnish the money to the
present Treasurer and let HIM, pretending
.e has had it always on hand, tender it
through some one to the Board OF superb.
sore or the succeeding Treasurer.
The tonnty's right OF action TO recover
double the default accrued the day o" the
default. and any such legerdemaiu or hocr>
porns as sci forth above, ifiuuuiged in. can
not affect the rounty's tights,
While | do not bell We anything | may
say about this matter is going to have any
weight with he 80ari Of Supervisors. vet
| do them the justice to say that in my
opinion they are not going to be made tools
OF to carry ont the scheme that has for It's
object the benefit of the ~,urcties 10 the de-
triment o'the County.
But If they do. | fail TO see how they do
not show by such conduct their utter I'M
worthinrsN to ill the position they are in
The umc i, short and we will soon see
what viii be done.